https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark on Wednesday struck a new record for the total annual precitipation, meteorologists said, noting that further increases in annual rain and snowfall could be expected in future years as a result of climate change. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231220/denmark-strikes-new-record-for-wettest-year-ever Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:44:55 +0100 denmark-strikes-new-record-for-wettest-year-ever Denmark's climate minister has called for the European Union to ramp-up its climate change ambitions and commit to slashing greenhouse gas emissions 90 percent by 2040. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231206/denmark-urges-eu-to-target-90-percent-emissions-cut-by-2040 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:13:22 +0100 denmark-urges-eu-to-target-90-percent-emissions-cut-by-2040 The chance of seeing a snow-covered Denmark at Christmas is slim, not just this year but for many to come, according to meteorologists. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201222/why-white-christmases-are-becoming-rare-in-denmark Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:12:48 +0100 why-white-christmases-are-becoming-rare-in-denmark Denmark will no longer increase oil extraction in the North Sea, after a majority in parliament voted against continuation of the practice. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201204/danish-parliament-blocks-new-north-sea-oil-extraction Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:43:24 +0100 danish-parliament-blocks-new-north-sea-oil-extraction The Danish government has omitted a proposal for taxation of CO2 emissions in its new green tax plan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201123/denmark-announces-green-tax-reform-but-omits-sought-after-co2-levy Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:04:46 +0100 denmark-announces-green-tax-reform-but-omits-sought-after-co2-levy The extent of sea ice in the Arctic was at record lows for October, Danish researchers said Wednesday, adding the unusually warm season meant it was not recovering as fast as normal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201029/danish-researchers-find-arctic-sea-ice-at-record-low-october-levels Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:37:53 +0100 danish-researchers-find-arctic-sea-ice-at-record-low-october-levels The melting of Greenland's ice cap has gone so far that it is now irreversible, with snowfall no longer able to compensate for the loss of ice even if global warming were to end today, according to researchers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200818/climate-change-sends-melting-greenland-ice-past-tipping-point Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:58:09 +0200 climate-change-sends-melting-greenland-ice-past-tipping-point Northern European countries known for skiing and other snowy pursuits are poised to record one of the warmest winters ever after weeks of unseasonably high temperatures. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200304/winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:39:32 +0100 winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries CO2 emissions rose by four percent in Denmark in 2018, according to preliminary calculations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200122/denmarks-co2-emissions-increased-in-2018-making-climate-targets-tougher Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:46:50 +0100 denmarks-co2-emissions-increased-in-2018-making-climate-targets-tougher Over 468,000 buildings close to Denmark’s rivers and coasts and in low-lying areas are at risk of being flooded by a major weather event. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200106/half-a-million-danish-buildings-are-susceptible-to-flooding Mon, 06 Jan 2020 12:22:20 +0100 half-a-million-danish-buildings-are-susceptible-to-flooding Over half of Denmark's energy in 2019 came from renewable sources, marking the first time the country has hit the 50 percent mark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200103/denmarks-renewable-energy-use-passes-landmark-level-and-is-poised-to-grow-in-2020s Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:25:02 +0100 denmarks-renewable-energy-use-passes-landmark-level-and-is-poised-to-grow-in-2020s Denmark has put several years of mediocre rankings behind it to move up to second place in the annual Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). https://www.thelocal.dk/20191211/denmark-back-amongst-world-leaders-in-new-climate-change-ranking Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:15:43 +0100 denmark-back-amongst-world-leaders-in-new-climate-change-ranking National meteorological agency DMI has developed a tool that enables you to check localized climate in Denmark 80 years into the future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191007/heres-how-to-check-what-your-local-weather-in-denmark-could-be-like-in-2100 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:06:19 +0200 heres-how-to-check-what-your-local-weather-in-denmark-could-be-like-in-2100 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has agreed with the UK's new leader Boris Johnson to work together to fight climate change, even after the UK leaves the European Union. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190807/danish-pm-agrees-to-work-with-post-brexit-uk-to-fight-climate-change Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:27:40 +0200 danish-pm-agrees-to-work-with-post-brexit-uk-to-fight-climate-change In 30 years, Copenhagen is on course to be as warm as Paris is today, according to a new study which looked at predicted climate and weather changes in cities across the world in the near future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190712/copenhagen-as-warm-as-paris-by-2050-study-warns Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:03:41 +0200 copenhagen-as-warm-as-paris-by-2050-study-warns 174 Danish scientists on Friday called for civil disobedience in order to pressure governments into taking action on the climate crisis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190524/danish-scientists-call-for-civil-disobedience-over-climate Fri, 24 May 2019 16:08:21 +0200 danish-scientists-call-for-civil-disobedience-over-climate School children and students from across Denmark took part in global protests over climate change on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190315/thousands-of-young-danes-take-part-in-climate-strike-at-parliament Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:38:51 +0100 thousands-of-young-danes-take-part-in-climate-strike-at-parliament A snow-covered former US army base in Greenland -- dubbed "a city under ice" -- could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising difficult questions over who is responsible for a clean-up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160926/melting-greenland-ice-threatens-to-expose-cold-war-waste Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:13:38 +0200 melting-greenland-ice-threatens-to-expose-cold-war-waste As residents on Thursday were digging out from another round of snowfall, forecasts for the weekend were calling for temperatures to drop as low as -11C. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160114/snowy-denmark-brrr-aces-for-cold-weekend Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:45:43 +0100 snowy-denmark-brrr-aces-for-cold-weekend Last year was just one millimetre shy of the all-time precipitation record and serves as proof that climate change will bring wetter and warmer weather in the future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160107/2015-was-denmarks-second-wettest-year-ever Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:13:44 +0100 2015-was-denmarks-second-wettest-year-ever